10/2/2026 8:54:42 AM Employment Rights Act: Reforms to zero-hours and low-hours contracts By Spyros Maravegias Amy Berry The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents the most significant reform of UK employment law in a generation. Among the changes are major...
10/2/2026 8:48:07 AM Employment Rights Act 2025: Employment tribunal time limits increase from 1 October 2026 By Amy Berry From 1 October 2026, the time limit for submitting most employment tribunal claims (including unfair dismissal and discrimination) has...
10/1/2026 4:03:43 PM Executive pay in academy trusts: What school leaders need to know By Oliver Daly The Department for Education has updated its guidance on executive pay in academy trusts, alongside the introduction of new senior pay...
10/1/2026 11:06:21 AM Employment Rights Act 2025: duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union delayed until January 2027 By Amy Berry The Government has announced that the new duty on employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union will not now take...
9/24/2026 8:50:19 AM Consultation response published on bereavement leave, including pregnancy loss By Amy Berry The Government has published its response to the consultation on a new statutory right to bereavement leave, including pregnancy loss....
9/17/2026 1:16:27 PM Flexible working: consultation outcome published By Amy Berry The Government has published its response to the Make Work Pay consultation on improving access to flexible working. The response...
9/8/2026 10:32:14 AM 'Development without deficit' - avoiding self-criticism as a starting point for professional development By Jacqui Tookey Looking in the mirror is something I try to avoid as I age, but self-reflection is a crucial aspect of our ongoing personal and...
8/26/2026 11:06:14 AM Electronic balloting arrives: what the latest Trade Union reforms mean for employers By Katharine Robinson The Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Balloting for Statutory Trade Union Ballots came into force on 25 August 2026. The Code...
8/14/2026 8:11:28 AM AI generated claims - good for BBQs perhaps, but what else? By James Barratt Peter Woodhouse The issue of how to handle AI generated claims and responses is hugely topical in both HR and claims management generally. Readers may...
8/13/2026 9:59:06 AM Zero hours contracts - does ending "one sided flexibility" simply end flexibility? By Peter Woodhouse The transport sector has relied on flexible labour for decades. The Government’s latest consultation on zero-hours and similar contracts...
8/11/2026 1:01:29 PM A £1.45 million lesson: the cost of penalising parenthood By James Barratt A recent Employment Tribunal remedy (i.e. compensation) hearing has served a stark reminder of the risks associated with ordinary unfair...
8/7/2026 3:30:17 PM Philosophical beliefs in the workplace - University's appeal dismissed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) By Laura McHugh This week, the EAT dismissed an appeal by the University of Bristol against a finding made by an Employment Tribunal in 2024 that former...